Sunday , 16 August 2026

Uruguay vs Cape Verde Islands, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Uruguay
2 – 2
Full Time
Cape Verde Islands
Sun 21 Jun 2026 · 22:00 UTC Hard Rock Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 21' Kevin Pina
Maximiliano Araujo 44' 1–1
Agustin Canobbio 45+6' 2–1
2–2 61' Helio Varela
Y 5' Sidny Lopes Cabral
Rodrigo Bentancur 20' Y
Mathias Olivera 58' Y
Y 90' Diney Borges

Overview

Match Preview

Uruguay vs Cape Verde Islands — Worldcup at Hard Rock Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Espen Eskas (Norway)
  • Assistant 1 Jan Erik Engan
  • Assistant 2 Isaak Bashevkin
10 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Uruguay 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Cape Verde Islands
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-21 Uruguay 2–2 Cape Verde Islands

Recent Form

Uruguay
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Cape Verde Islands H 2–2 D
15 Jun Saudi Arabia A 1–1 D
02 Dec Ghana A 2–0 W
28 Nov Portugal A 0–2 L
24 Nov South Korea H 0–0 D
03 Jul Colombia H 2–4 L
Cape Verde Islands
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Uruguay A 2–2 D
15 Jun Spain A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Uruguay Cape Verde Islands
#31 Position #30
2 Points 3
3 Played 3
0 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 0
3 Scored 2
4 Conceded 2
-1 GD +0
0.67 PPG 1.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Uruguay this season
50% Clean Sheets
Cape Verde Islands this season

Uruguay are 31st (2 pts). Cape Verde Islands are 30th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Uruguay
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cape Verde Islands
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Uruguay
Maximiliano Araujo 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Uruguay host Cape Verde Islands — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Controversy at the stadium! Sidny Lopes Cabral argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' That looks like a foul for a card for Rodrigo Bentancur.
  • 21' GOAL! Kevin Pina scores on 21.
  • 26' Gilson Tavares has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 172 appearances.
  • 31' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Uruguay must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 41' Uruguay international Sebastian Caceres has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' Against the run of play, Maximiliano Araujo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' Deroy Duarte is ready to make an impact after coming on for Telmo Arcanjo at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Agustin Canobbio puts Uruguay on the lead.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Uruguay needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 58' That looks like a foul for a card for Mathias Olivera.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Cape Verde Islands! Nuno Da Costa comes on to replace Gilson Tavares.
  • 61' Magnificent from Helio Varela! That is 7 goals in 330 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 66' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Guillermo Varela suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Manuel Ugarte as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas de la Cruz steps in for Uruguay.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' Yannick Semedo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jamiro Monteiro at the 80 minute mark.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Uruguay — Brian Rodriguez on, Maximiliano Araujo off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Uruguay are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Cape Verde Islands's 4-1-4-1 shape.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Diney Borges.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Uruguay Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

Cape Verde Islands Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bubista

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.06 Uruguay xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Cape Verde Islands xG
I would bet for: Uruguay or Cape Verde Islands 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Uruguay35% Draw31% Cape Verde Islands34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Uruguay or Draw
66%
Draw or Cape Verde Islands
65%
Uruguay or Cape Verde Islands
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Uruguay22% Draw52% Cape Verde Islands26%
Actual: Uruguay win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.1%
0 – 1
11.3%
1 – 0
10.2%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3%
0 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Uruguay

Handicap Uruguay covers Push Cape Verde Islands covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 21% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Uruguay keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Cape Verde Islands keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.